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Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants Program                                                  Ready to apply?

Check out our How to Apply page for resources such as frequently asked questions, appendices, additional fact sheets, links to webinars, and more.
Award Announcement Update

The Fiscal Year 2023 **Community Policing Development (CPD)** Award announcement information is now available! Visit the 2023 CPD Awards for the award announcement and management documents.

*For all COPS Office 2023 Awards information, visit the Grants page.*

CLOSED:


The FY23 Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants Program closed on **Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 4:59 PM ET**.*


***IMPORTANT:** Applications will be submitted in a two-step process, each with its own deadline.


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ABOUT CPD MICROGRANTS PROGRAM

The Fiscal Year 2023 **Community Policing Development (CPD) Microgrants Program**funds are used to develop law enforcement’s capacity to implement community policing strategies by providing funding to local, state, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies. When properly applied, community policing improves the identification and prioritization of community problems; builds trust and relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve; and enables an agency to build a culture toward accountability, transparency, open communication, and mutual trust.

Under this solicitation, the COPS Office will fund projects in the following subcategories:

Community Violence Intervention

The COPS Office will provide funding to develop and enhance programs that engage the community in violence reduction efforts including street outreach, violence interrupters, hospital-based interventions, group violence interventions, and other strategies that provide wraparound services to communities. Special consideration will be given to programs that develop or enhance gun violence interventions. Agencies should identify a list of activities and strategies based on prior research and best or promising practices. Applicants should clearly source each activity and strategy in the application. Agencies are encouraged to partner with institutions of higher education, community groups, other criminal justice stakeholders, and the general public on project activities.

Community Violence Intervention Resources

For more information, review the COPS Office Community Violence Interventions web page along with the following resources for more strategies to combat violence crime:

*U.S. Attorney General’s Summit on Violent Crime: Summary of Key Factors, Promising Strategies, and Additional Steps*
	*Gun Violence Among Serious Young Offenders*
	*Preventing Minority Youth Violence: Lessons from Law Enforcement – Public Health Collaborations*
	*Co-Producing Public Safety: Communities, Law Enforcement, and Public Health Researchers Work to Prevent Crime Together*

Officer Recruitment, Retention and Workforce Diversification

The COPS Office seeks demonstration or pilot projects with creative methods for recruitment, retention and the advancement of diverse representation within law enforcement that include quantitative measures of success to better reflect the diversity of the community or to meet the standards of the 30x30 initiative. Applicants should identify a list of activities and strategies based on prior research and best or promising practices. Applicants should clearly source each activity and strategy in the project narrative. A variety of objectives can be proposed to achieve the project goal(s) and may involve agency personnel and resources as well as community partners.

Officer Recruitment and Retention Resources

Applicants should review COPS Office publications such as the following:

*Police Recruitment and Retention for the New Millennium*, which emphasizes planning and analysis, reducing the financial impact of turnover, enhancing compensation and other benefits, employee engagement, and improving organizational effectiveness to address recruitment challenges
	*Law Enforcement Recruitment Toolkit*, which focuses on collaborating with other agencies, engaging the community, and streamlining the recruitment process, among other strategies to address recruitment challenges
	*Law Enforcement Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Field*, chapter 7 “Recruitment, Hiring, Retention, and Promotions,” which provides 13 best and promising practices grounded in academic research and practical experience suitable for agencies of all sizes around recruitment, hiring, retention, and promotions
	*Recruitment and Retention for Workforce Diversity*, which highlights and summarizes publications that provide the law enforcement field reference and resources for promoting workforce diversity.

Hate Crimes and Domestic Extremism

The COPS Office will provide funding to develop or enhance programs that aid in the prevention of and response to hate crimes and domestic extremism. Agencies are encouraged to partner with institutions of higher education, community groups, other criminal justice stakeholders, and the general public on project activities.

Hate Crimes and Domestic Extremism Resources

Visit the DOJ hate crimes website and review the strategies listed in “Preventing Hate Crimes in Your Community” as well as the law enforcement resources in “Resources.” In addition, applicants can review the COPS Office Hate Crime Resources web page for further ideas on strategies.

Underserved Populations

The COPS Office will provide funding to develop or enhance programs that meet the needs of underserved populations. Underserved populations may include youth, older adults, communities of color, persons experiencing homelessness, LGBTQ+ individuals, persons with disabilities (physical, mental, or intellectual or neurodivergent), undocumented immigrants, and persons in economically disadvantaged situations. The application should identify the population(s) that will be the target audience for the project activities and how the agency determined that audience. Agencies are encouraged to partner with institutions of higher education, community groups, other criminal justice stakeholders, and the general public on project activities. For example, agencies may partner with nonprofit, higher education, and faith-based organizations to facilitate dialogues to develop shared goals that will enhance the collective safety of the community.

Underserved Populations Resources

Based on the target audience, applicants should review the strategies listed in the following reports and web pages for further ideas on strategies:

COPS Office Building Trust web page
	COPS Office Community Partnerships web page
	DOJ Elder Justice Initiative: Law Enforcement web page
	*Engaging Police in Immigrant Communities*
	*Gender, Sexuality, and 21st Century Policing: Protecting the Rights of LGBTQ+ Community*
	*Memorializing Transgender Day of Remembrance: A Report from the Interagency Working Group on Safety, Opportunity, and Inclusion for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals*
	Salt Lake City Police Department Homeless Outreach Service Team (HOST) Program Overview
	*Strengthening the Relationship between Law Enforcement and Communities of Color: Developing an Agenda*

Building Trust and Legitimacy with the Community

The COPS Office will provide funding to law enforcement agencies seeking to develop or enhance programs that focus on building trust and legitimacy between law enforcement and the communities they serve. Agencies are encouraged to partner with institutions of higher education, community groups, other criminal justice stakeholders, and the general public on project activities. For example, agencies may partner with diverse groups of community members, local elected officials, business leaders, and community members, including youth groups, to facilitate convenings around critical topics facing public safety. These convenings can be documented and shared with the COPS Office for broader distribution to other communities facing the same challenges. Dialogues through local partnerships with these types of organizations are also highly encouraged.

Building Trust and Legitimacy with the Community Resources

Review practices recommended in publications such as:

The Final Report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing,
	The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Implementation Guide: Moving from Recommendations to Action
	The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing: One-Year Progress Report for ideas on strategies.
**Who is Eligible?**

**Local Law Enforcement Agencies**

**State Law Enforcement Agencies**

**Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies**

**Territorial Law Enforcement Agencies**

**Funding**

There is **approximately $5.88 million** in funding for multiple awards available through the FY 2023 CPD Microgrant program. Each award is one year (12 months) in length. There is no local match.

**Solicitation Documents**

**CPD Microgrants Solicitation Guide (*updated 3/16/23)****This solicitation guide includes general information on the administrative and legal requirements governing the COPS Office CPD Microgrants program as well as detailed program-specific information.*
	
	**CPD Microgrants Pre-Award Fact Sheet***This fact sheet provides quick reference information on the CPD Microgrants program.*
	**CPD Microgrants Frequently Asked Questions**

Need more information on how to apply to any of our programs?

***For additional assistance we encourage you to visit the How to Apply page, which includes frequently asked questions, appendices, additional fact sheets, links to webinars, and other resources.***

The COPS Office is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and build trust between law enforcement and the community.


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